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Chickenshit

by The Shorts

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1.
Carnies 02:40
I went hitchhiking on the railroad track About a month ago Now the porter asked for his money back But I was running really low I said I'm sorry sir I don't mean to stall I spent a lifetime behind the 8 ball But here is my card give me a call tonight Cause it's just you and me and the carnies Rendezvous with dad's army Checking if the coast is clear Guess I'll see you in 10 years Well I just got in from a long night out Of blasting the radio Down on one knee for the world to see Honeymooning in Moscow When the circus rolls back into town I'll hide cause I'm scared shitless of clowns And the landlord's inspecting my house tonight
2.
Pop Murray 02:40
I got my moral compass intact I lost my patience I don't want it back I handed out the loaves and fish But they don't follow the backward hicks Talking slow and laughing loud Well read and real highbrow A quick stop to earn some cred You can hear the sound whistle over my head Pop Murray, taught me everything I know Somebody, is always taking what you're owed We're hear to party, We'll head whichever way the wind blows Everyone is on the take Making coin's not a habit to break The family are union fans And they're ruining my best laid plans I'm here to stop the boats Distract the dials that swim the moat A quick stop to earn some cred You can hear the sound whistle over my head
3.
Gerard Said 01:45
Gerard said that his well's run dry He's done too much partying and his brain's been fried Go done now paper boy, cause the rumours are true But I guess it's all the same to you Lifetime, behind, there's circles in the crop Can't seem to get my ringing ears to stop Gerard said, that he's doing fine He's pawned everything he owns but, He's still behind The biggest fish in the smallest pond One day you wake up and everything's gone
4.
Prayer 01:53
Tell me I'm not the only one Who'd like a model on my arm The girl's don't wanna know my name I don't think it's gonna change So tell me how am I Sposed to get ahead Come on look me in the eye Tell me I haven't got a prayer Tell me I'm not the only one Who gets shot down all the time I got her number when she left But when I called the line went dead
5.
Wondering 02:12
Yeah I bet you're wondering How I got to be Sitting in this waiting room For the whole world to see And I got a birds-eye view On everything you do Queuing out the door I'll sit here in this waiting room For an eternity Come on tell me what it ailing you I'll cure your disease Yeah I bet you're wondering Where I got this barn And how something so heavy Is everything you are And I'd like to tip my hat To the place you're at Here let me take your coat I'll put it on the rack Yeah I bet you're wondering Why I even care About your suffering And your despair
6.
Odd Socks 01:13
Odd socks, how do they get lost They started off together when I threw them in the wash And then, I put them on the line He hangs them out to dry It's just them in the sun, now they're not matching up Damn washing machine, I'm a victim of your clean What about my holy jocks and all my unpaired socks And the fraying of the seams, what if those colours bleed? Damn washing machine, I'm a victim of your clean
7.
Chickenshit 01:41
Yeah you got a stunned look about you son Look like you've been hit in the head in the shovel And your slow drawl it ain't helping you none We're not convinced you're not on the level And the sun toss up in the weatherboards It's like a residency from hell I hope you don't mind me asking Do you ever feel like missing out Cause there's nobody left but us chickens And it's against the pricks that we're kicking But I've fallen off the wagon, so give me one for the road Yeah you got a drunk look about you son Your eyes don't meet in the middle And the people who change are next to none Don't hold your breath while they solve this riddle
8.
Flatlands 05:09
Some get it up in lights I get it up in chalk I'm doing quiet alright That's me on the blackboard Don't have the answers yet, The question it is real clear Can you look me in the eye And tell me what are we doing here Cause the only friends the dust Keeping me company The heat you can always trust The cracks in the plan growing steadily And off in the distance straight from left-field They're shaking the cans Another E.C appeal And nobody knows ya Until it's time to leave They clap a hand on your shoulder Say the best they've seen And where you gonna go I'm out the door walking Cause we were just about to say It's the alcohol talking It's a tired old cliche, but it must be said It sure feels great, rolling into the flatlands again I've been way away, for too many days But now I'm back again, so everything is gonna be ok So tell me friend, where did that nice smile go? And when's it gonna end? That's what I'd really like to know Cause it's a sad old story Painted on the people's face We're not going nowhere Not anything from this place And would you like to join me, doing nothing at all We talk of revolution, talk of hammering down walls Cause the grass is greener, and I mean that literally Things just get better, 100 miles away

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released August 8, 2017

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